2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs), Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 20 November, and the second legs will be played on 23 November 2019.


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2020
The Clausura 2020 season is the 50th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 23 January 2020. On 14 April 2020, it was announced that the Clausura 2020 season would not finish and a champion won't be crowned.


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2020, Regular season, Results
Each team plays once all other teams in 11 rounds regardless of it being a home or away match.


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2020, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2020, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 14 March 2020Source: Notes:Only regular season listed


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2019, and Clausura 2020. On 2019–20 season the relegation was suspended after dissolution of UAEM and U. de C., the relegation will be resumed in the 2020–21 season.


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
Last update:15 March 2020 Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points R = RelegatedSource:


2019–20 Ascenso MX season, Aggregate table
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2019–20 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for 2020–21 Copa MX qualification.


2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season
The 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the seventeenth season of Asia League Ice Hockey. PSK Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions after the league cancelled the Finals due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season, League business, Team changes
During the 2018–19 season, the Nippon Paper Industries Company announced that they would shut down the Nippon Paper Cranes at the conclusion of the season. During the off-season, the league approved the East Hokkaido Cranes as their replacement.


2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season, Playoffs
The league cancelled the final on 26 February 2020 due to concern from the COVID-19 pandemic. The semifinal winners PSK Sakhalin and Anyang Halla were named joint champions


2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on 16 February 2020.


2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series was the eighth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The four-event season began at the Shanghai International Circuit on 24 November 2019 and ended at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram on 23 February 2020.


2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series, Calendar
The calendar for the 2019–2020 season was announced on 21 February 2019.


2019–20 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. season
The 2019–20 season is Académica's fourth season in the LigaPro. This season they will also take part in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Aston Villa's 25th season in the Premier League, and their 106th season in the top flight of English football, following their promotion from the EFL Championship by winning the play-offs. It is the club's 145th year in existence.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season
On 29 November 2019, midway through his first Premier League season with the club, manager Dean Smith signed a contract extension lasting until 2023.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season
In the EFL Cup, Villa advanced past Crewe Alexandra of League Two and four Premier League sides in Brighton & Hove Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool and Leicester City to reach the final at Wembley Stadium; they lost the final 2–1 to Manchester City.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season
In the league though, Villa were four points deep inside the relegation zone with four games left to play of the 2019–20 season, but pulled off what Smith described as a "magnificent achievement" to clinch survival on the last day with a 1–1 draw at West Ham United.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Pre-season, Friendlies
On 7 June 2019, Aston Villa announced its pre-season schedule.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League
Villa were four points deep inside the relegation zone with four games left to play of the 2019–20 season, but pulled off what Smith described as a "magnificent achievement" to clinch survival on the last day with a 1–1 draw at West Ham United.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced. On 5 April 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. On 28 May 2020, a date for the resumption of the Premier League was given as the 19 June 2020. A full fixture list was confirmed on 4 June 2020 - which had the season returning at 6 PM on 17 June.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 13 August 2019, the Second Round of the EFL Cup was drawn by Gary Neville and Paul Robinson at Salford City's Moor Lane stadium. The Third Round draw was held on 28 August 2019 at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank stadium. The Fourth Round draw was held on 25 September 2019 at MK Dons' Stadium MK. The Quarter-Final draw was held on 31 October 2019, by David James and Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2. The Semi-Final draw was held on 18 December 2019, at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium by Dennis Wise and Chris Kamara.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 2 December 2019, the draw was made for the Third Round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium by Tony Adams and former Villa player, Micah Richards.


2019–20 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2019, the groups were announced for the EFL Trophy. This was the first time Aston Villa's had taken part in this competition, which allowed young players to gain experience against professional senior teams. Villa were drawn in the Northern Group C; alongside Bury, Salford City and Tranmere Rovers. On 27 August 2019, Bury were expelled from the EFL, and so the group was changed to just three teams.


2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season
The 2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season was the club's 24th season under their current Aston Villa affiliation and the organisation's 47th overall season in existence. It was their sixth consecutive full season in the FA Women's Championship, formerly the FA WSL 2. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season
On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Aston Villa sat six points clear at the top of the table at the time and were awarded the Championship title and promoted on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.


2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season, Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the fourth round, losing to FA WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion in their opening fixture.


2019–20 Aston Villa W.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2019–20 Atalanta B.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's ninth consecutive season in Serie A, the top-flight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and, for the first time ever following their third-place finish the previous season, in the UEFA Champions League.


2019–20 Atalanta B.C. season
The season was coach Gian Piero Gasperini's fourth at the club, following the 4th, 7th, and 3rd-place finishes in the 2016–17, 2017–18, and 2018–19 seasons, respectively.


2019–20 Atalanta B.C. season
Following an agreement reached with both Milan clubs, Atalanta played their Champions League home matches at San Siro. Atalanta qualified for the champions League round of 16 for the first time in their history, and the first time a club has advanced to the round of 16 after losing its opening three matches. Amid the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, on March 25, the Associated Press dubbed the Champions League match between Atalanta and Spanish club Valencia at the San Siro in Milan on 19 February as "Game Zero".


2019–20 Atalanta B.C. season
The match was the first leg of the round of 16, and had an attendance of over 40,000 people—about one third of Bergamo's population. By March 24, almost 7,000 people in the province of Bergamo had tested positive for COVID-19, and more than 1,000 people had died from the virus, making Bergamo the hardest-hit province in all of Italy during the pandemic.


2019–20 Atalanta B.C. season
With Iličić, Muriel, and Zapata all scoring over 15 league goals, they became the first club to have three players strike at least 15 times in Serie A since Juventus achieved the feat 70 years prior in 1951–52. On 21 July 2020, Atalanta reached 95 goals in Serie A, the highest by any side in a single season for more than 60 years. Atalanta would end up finishing the season with 98 goals in Serie A.


2019–20 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2019–20 season was the 121st in Athletic Club’s history and the 89th in the top tier.


2019–20 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad, From the youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season
The 2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 70th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 52nd in Atlanta.


2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season
This was the first time since the 2013–14 season that did not include Kent Bazemore on the roster, as he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Evan Turner. This also marks the 22nd and final season that Vince Carter plays in the NBA, becoming the longest-tenured player in NBA history, as well as the first to play in 4 different decades. Carter was also the last remaining active player who was drafted and had played in the 1990s.


2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. On June 4, 2020, it was announced by the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play in the NBA Bubble on July 31, 2020, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association the next day. The Hawks, with the league's fourth-worst record at the time of the season's suspension, were not among them, effectively ending the team's season.


2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season, Draft picks
The Atlanta Hawks held two first round pick and three second round draft picks before entering the NBA draft lottery. On the night of the draft lottery, both their own first round pick and the pick acquired from the Dallas Mavericks the prior season fell down to become the Hawks' 8th and 10th selections of the draft, respectively. On June 6, the Hawks agreed to also acquire the 17th pick of the draft from the Brooklyn Nets alongside a future first round pick and Allen Crabbe in exchange for Taurean Prince and a 2020 second round pick. Before the night of the 2019 NBA draft, the Hawks traded the 44th pick of the draft to the Miami Heat for a conditional 2024 second round pick and cash considerations.


2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season, Draft picks
On the night of the draft, the Hawks agreed to a trade where they gave away picks 8, 17, and 35 to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Solomon Hill, as well as the fourth pick of the draft (which became forward De'Andre Hunter from the University of Virginia), the 57th selection, and a future second round pick. They also selected small forward Cam Reddish from Duke with their second selection in the top 10, as well as Angolan power forward Bruno Fernando from the University of Maryland with their last selection the Hawks kept.


2019–20 Atlanta SC season
The 2019–20 Atlanta SC season was the club's first season playing professionally and its first in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a newly established third division soccer league in the United States.


2019–20 Atlanta SC season, Overview
On November 20, 2018, the National Independent Soccer Association announced that a team from Atlanta would begin play in its inaugural season in fall 2019.. In late 2019, following the end of the National Premier Soccer League season Atlanta SC announced it would be joining NISA.


2019–20 Atlanta SC season, Overview
On January 8, the full list of teams taking part in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup was announced including eight from the National Independent Soccer Association. Since Atlanta SC was not listed among these teams, and all professional clubs within the United States are required to take part in the tournament, this signaled that the club will not take part in professional play in the Spring 2020 season.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 44th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. League play began in early January and ended in early March.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2020 Atlantic 10 Tournament was to be held from March 11–15, 2020, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, but on March 12, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
VCU is the defending regular-season champion, while Saint Louis is the defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
Dayton won the regular season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no Atlantic 10 Tournament champion.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 15, 2019, George Washington announced that Maurice Joseph would not return after three seasons as head coach of the Colonials. Six days later on March 21, George Washington announced that it had hired Siena head coach Jamion Christian to replace Joseph.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On March 19, 2019, Saint Joseph's announced that head coach Phil Martelli would not be retained following 24 seasons leading the Hawks. On March 28, Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Billy Lange was named head coach.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games: one game vs. eight opponents and two games against five opponents.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason poll
Prior to the season at the conference's annual media day, awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of the league's head coaches and select media members.


2019–20 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Conference awards
On March 10, 2020, the Atlantic 10 announced its conference awards.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2019 and concluded in March with the 2020 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marks 66th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The post season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 12, the NCAA announced the tournament would be cancelled, along with all remaining winter and spring championships. The ACC Tournament was cancelled after the second round and the NCAA Tournament and NIT were both cancelled before they began.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Preseason Media Poll
The ACC Men's Basketball media preseason poll was released at Operation Basketball, hosted at the  Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 8, 2019. Two members of each team, in addition to the team's head coaches were in attendance. The preseason poll and preseason All-ACC Teams were voted on at Operation Basketball. The results of the voting is shown below.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
Notes: The week 2 Coaches Poll was released on the same date as the week 3 AP poll. No Coaches poll was released on the date when the week 2 AP Poll was released. The AP poll does not release a final poll after the NCAA Tournament, where as the Coaches Poll does. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA and NIT Tournaments, the Coaches Poll did not release a final poll.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The 2019–2020 season marked the first year that the ACC played a 20-game conference slate.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Records against other conferences
2019–20 records against non-conference foes through games played on December 30, 2019. Records shown for regular season only.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, ACC Tournament
Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced that, initially, the tournament would only be played in front of essential tournament personnel, limited school administrators and student-athlete guests, broadcast television, and credentialed media members present, starting with the quarterfinals; however, shortly before the tipoff of the quarterfinal matchup between Florida State and Clemson, the ACC announced the tournament was canceled and Florida State, the regular season champions, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Americans
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Vernon Carey Jr. – DukeJordan Nwora – LouisvilleJohn Mooney – Notre DameTre Jones – DukeElijah Hughes – Syracuse


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Mamadi Diakite – VirginiaDevin Vassell – Florida StateGarrison Brooks – North CarolinaTrent Forrest – Florida StateMarkell Johnson – NC State


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Kihei Clark – VirginiaJose Alvarado – Georgia TechAamir Simms – ClemsonCole Anthony – North CarolinaOlivier Sarr – Wake Forest


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Landers Nolley II – Virginia TechMichael Devoe – Georgia TechBrandon Childress – Wake ForestChris Lykes – MiamiM. J. Walker – Florida StateBraxton Key – VirginiaDwayne Sutton – LouisvilleSteffon Mitchell – Boston College


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, NBA Draft
The ACC had a total of eight players selected in the 2020 NBA Draft.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
The 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2020 and will conclude in March with the 2020 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
The postseason was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 12, the NCAA announced the tournament would be cancelled, along with all remaining winter and spring championships. The  NCAA Tournament and WNIT were both cancelled before they began.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 3, 2019. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that Louisville would be league champion.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA and WNIT tournaments, the Coaches Poll did not release a final poll.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. This marked the first year that teams played an eighteen-game conference schedule.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Haley Gorecki – DukeKiah Gillespie – Florida StateNicki Ekhomu – Florida StateDana Evans – LouisvilleJazmine Jones – LouisvilleKylee Shook – LouisvilleElissa Cunane – NC StateJanelle Bailey – North CarolinaKiara Lewis – SyracuseJocelyn Willoughby – Virginia


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Emma Guy – Boston CollegeTaylor Soule – Boston CollegeLeaonna Odom – DukeAisha Sheppard – Virginia TechIvana Raca – Wake Forest


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Francesca Pan – Georgia TechAislinn Konig – NC StateTaylor Koenen – North CarolinaDestinee Walker – Notre DameTaja Cole – Virginia Tech


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Amari Robinson – ClemsonJakia Brown-Turner – NC StateMalu Tshitenge – North CarolinaSam Brunelle – Notre DameKatlyn Gilbert – Notre DameAnaya Peoples – Notre DameDayshanette Harris – PittElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Emma Guy – Boston CollegeHaley Gorecki – DukeKiah Gillespie – Florida StateNicki Ekhomu – Florida StateDana Evans – LouisvilleJazmine Jones – LouisvilleElissa Cunane – NC StateKiara Lewis – SyracuseJocelyn Willoughby – VirginiaAisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Leaonna Odom – DukeFrancesca Pan – Georgia TechKylee Shook – LouisvilleAislinn Konig – NC StateIvana Raca – Wake Forest


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Taylor Soule – Boston CollegeJanelle Bailey – North CarolinaTaylor Koenen – North Carolina


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, Honors and awards, ACC Awards
Amari Robinson – ClemsonJada Boyd – NC StateJakia Brown-Turner – NC StateMalu Tshitenge – North CarolinaSam Brunelle – Notre DameKatlyn Gilbert – Notre DameDayshanette Harris – PittElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech


2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season, WNBA Draft
The ACC lead all conferences with eight players selected in the 2020 WNBA Draft. This is the second year in a row that the ACC has had the most selections of any conference. The ACC has had at least one first round selection in the past fifteen WNBA Drafts. The next longest such streak is six.


2019–20 Atlas F.C. season
The 2019–20 Atlas F.C. season is the 90th season in the football club's history and the 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.


2019–20 Atlas F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 18 September 2019Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Atlético Madrid season
The 2019–20 season was Atlético Madrid's 89th season since foundation in 1903 and the club's 83rd season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football. Atlético competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España and UEFA Champions League.


2019–20 Atlético Madrid season
The season was the first for the club since 2013–14 without Antoine Griezmann, who joined FC Barcelona in the summer of 2019 (although he return two-seasons later on a loan)


2019–20 Atlético Madrid season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Atlético Petróleos de Luanda season
The 2019–20 season of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda is the club's 39th season in the Girabola, the Angolan Premier football League and 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Angolan football. In 2019–20,  the club is participating in the Girabola, the Angola Cup and the CAF Champions League.


2019–20 Atlético Petróleos de Luanda season
On April 30th 2020, in a meeting with representatives of the 2019–20 season girabola clubs, the Angolan Football Federation decided to cancel the 2019-20 Girabola season due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Atlético San Luis season
The 2019–20 Atlético San Luis season is the 7th season in the football club's history and the 1st season in the top flight of Mexican football. For the season, Atlético San Luis will compete in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments as well as in the Copa MX.


2019–20 Atlético San Luis season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 18 September 2019Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season
The 2019–20 season is Atlético Tucumán's fifth consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Sudamericana.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, Pre-season
Cristian Erbes was announced as Atlético Tucumán's first off-season signing on 17 June 2019, as he agreed terms on a move from Nacional of the Paraguayan Primera División. He was followed on the same day by Fabián Monzón, who had been a free agent since leaving Universidad de Chile in mid-2018. José Luis Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) and Dylan Gissi (Patronato) also completed moves in on that day. Mathías Abero departed to Patronato on 19 June, with Juan Cruz Kaprof following him out as he joined Arsenal de Sarandí on 21 June. Their fifth reinforcement became Federico Bravo on 25 June, joining from Patronato. Rodrigo Aliendro was confirmed as their third outgoing player on 27 June, as the central midfielder moved to fellow Primera División outfit Colón.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, Pre-season
Later on 27 June, a swap deal with Racing Club was made official as David Barbona switched places with Augusto Lotti and Yonathan Cabral; with Racing also paying $750k. Lotti penned a five-year contract, while Cabral made his loan permanent to sign a four-year deal. Ricardo Zielinski secured his eighth new player on 28 June by completing negotiations with Colón's Gustavo Toledo, which was later revealed to have been part of swap for Rodrigo Aliendro. Numerous loans from the previously campaign expired on 30 June. Franco Sbuttoni made a move to Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 July, while Juan Mercier went to San Martín in the following twenty-four hours. Leonardo Heredia signed on 3 July, coming from Plaza Colonia of the Uruguayan Primera División.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, Pre-season
Marcelo Ortiz arrived from Boca Unidos on 6 July, as Claudio Pombo went to Sarmiento. They met Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) went undefeated in two matches on 11 July. On 12 July, Deportes Antofagasta captured Nery Leyes. They suffered losses on 16 July against Vélez Sarsfield. Mauro Osores was loaned by Primera B Nacional's Guillermo Brown on 19 July. Tucumán played Boca Juniors in consecutive friendlies on 18 July, losing by an aggregate of six goals. They again went winless in games with Banfield on 20 July. Ariel Rojas, from San Lorenzo, came on 22 July. Guillermo Acosta, after terminating his contract with Lanús, headed to Tucumán on 25 July; seven months after doing the opposite. Lucas Melano joined on 26 July, having left Portland Timbers on 16 July.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, July
Atlético Tucumán hosted Rosario Central on day one of the 2019–20 Primera División, eventually falling to a 1–2 defeat after Leonardo Gil scored the visitor's winner. Gonzalo Castellani signed for Tucumán from San Lorenzo on 30 July. Gervasio Núñez headed off to newly-promoted Central Córdoba on 31 July.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, August
Atlético Tucumán experienced consecutive defeats in the Primera División on 3 August, as Central Córdoba beat them at the Estadio Alfredo Terrera. Tucumán met Mitre in two friendlies on 8 August, as they both ended with one-goal wins; Gonzalo Castellani and Jonás Romero scored. After back-to-back games without a win to start the league campaign, Tucumán won their first three points on 19 August during a fixture with Godoy Cruz. A third loss in four matches arrived for Ricardo Zielinski's men on 26 August, as they lost 3–0 away to Aldosivi. José San Román departed to Cypriot football with Nea Salamina on 31 August.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Review, September
Marcelo Ortiz netted in the Primera División against Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 September, which gave Tucumán their second straight home victory on 1 September. Tucumán went through to the round of sixteen in the Copa Argentina on 4 September, defeating Boca Unidos on penalties in the round of thirty-two.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Friendlies, Pre-season
Banfield revealed, on 19 June, a friendly match with Atlético Tucumán was to take place in pre-season. Further fixtures, against Vélez Sarsfield and Defensa y Justicia, were released by the club on 24 June. A match with San Salvador de Jujuy's Gimnasia y Esgrima was scheduled on 4 July. Exact details for the Vélez Sarsfield and Banfield games were communicated on 8 July, as an encounter with Boca Juniors was also added; with all matches taking place in Buenos Aires.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Competitions, Primera División, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.


2019–20 Atlético Tucumán season, Competitions, Copa Argentina
Atlético Tucumán were drawn to face Boca Unidos (Torneo Federal A) in the Copa Argentina round of thirty-two, with the match set for the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta. After progressing, they'd met league rivals Colón.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season
The 2019–20 season is Atlético de Rafaela's 3rd consecutive season in the second division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Review, Pre-season
Three departures were confirmed before 25 June, as Mauro Albertengo, Gastón Suso, Matías Quiroga and Nicolás Toloza left for Agropecuario, Platense, Defensores de Belgrano and Defensores Unidos respectively. Numerous loans from the past campaign officially ended on/around 30 June. Atlético de Rafaela confirmed the signings of eight new players on 3 July: Joaquín Quinteros (Mitre), Renso Pérez (Central Córdoba), Júnior Mendieta (Lanús), Ijiel Protti (Villa Dálmine), Franco Racca (Chacarita Juniors), Ignacio Liporace (Brown), Leonardo Acosta (Almagro) and Alan Bonansea (Lanús). Goalkeeper Ramiro Macagno and winger Marco Borgnino departed on loan on 5/8 July, moving to Newell's Old Boys and Nacional. Abel Masuero was signed by Quilmes on 9 July.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Review, Pre-season
On 13/16 July, Rafaela played friendly matches with Unión Santa Fe Reserves and River Plate Reserves, going unbeaten as they gained three victories. They, on 17 July, announced a trio of incomings in Alexis Niz (centre-back), Maximiliano Paredes (right-back - loan) and Nereo Fernández (goalkeeper) from Tigre, Chacarita Juniors and Unión Santa Fe respectively. Marcelo Guzmán headed off to Santamarina on 16 July. Ezequiel Montagna went to Tigre on 17 July. Consecutive draws were played out with Newell's Old Boys on 20 July. Rafaela lost back-to-back to newly-promoted Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes of Río Cuarto; a day after an encounter with Atlético San Jorge was cancelled. Also on 24 July, Reinaldo Alderete departed for Agropecuario.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Review, Pre-season
Facundo Soloa completed a loan move to Guillermo Brown on 25 July. Rafaela failed to gain a victory across two friendlies with Torneo Federal A's Sportivo Belgrano on 27 July. 30 July saw Denis Stracqualursi sign from Aldosivi. On 1 August, Rafaela held a rematch with Estudiantes (RC) - this time in Río Cuarto, where they'd win by three goals to zero. Facundo Britos and Stefano Brundo were revealed as new signings on 12 August.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Review, August
Rafaela travelled to Adrogué on 17 August to face Brown in Primera B Nacional, coming away with a point after Alan Bonansea had given them the lead. Rafaela fell to defeat in game two in the league, as Tigre took away the points from the Estadio Nuevo Monumental on 23 August. Rafaela and Defensores de Belgrano played out a 2–2 tie in Buenos Aires on 31 August, with Lucas Blondel scoring for the second match running.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Friendlies, Pre-season
Atlético de Rafaela had a friendly with Primera División side Newell's Old Boys scheduled on 27 June. Before that, they'd face the reserve teams of Primera División duo Unión Santa Fe and River Plate. Friendlies with Sportivo Belgrano and an as yet unknown opponent, later revealed as Estudiantes (RC), were also scheduled.


2019–20 Atlético de Rafaela season, Competitions, Primera B Nacional, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 league season were announced on 1 August 2019, with a new format of split zones being introduced. Atlético de Rafaela were drawn in Zone B.


2019–20 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 25–6, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 30–10, 11–7 in SEC play. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC Tournament, the Tigers defeated Missouri, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee to win the tournament championship. It was Auburn's second SEC Tournament championship and first since 1985. The Tigers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. There, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas to advance to the team first Sweet Sixteen since 2003. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated No. 1-seeded North Carolina to advance to the Elite Eight. There they defeated No. 2 seed Kentucky to advance to the program's first Final Four. In the Final Four, they suffered a controversial loss to eventual national champion Virginia.


2019–20 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Auburn lost seniors Cole Blackstock, Bryce Brown, Malik Dunbar, and Horace Spencer to graduation. In addition, Jared Harper and Chuma Okeke declared for the NBA Draft. The Orlando Magic picked Okeke as the 16th draft choice, making him the first Auburn player to be drafted since 2001. Harper signed with the Phoenix Suns, Brown with the Sacramento Kings, and Dunbar with the Golden State Warriors. Spencer signed with Argentine club Atenas de Cordoba.


2019–20 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2019–20 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.


2019–20 Austin Peay Governors basketball team
The 2019–20 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State. With 21 wins, they were a candidate for postseason play. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Austin Peay Governors basketball team, Previous season
The Governors finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 13–5 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. In the OVC Tournament, they defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season
The 2019–20 Australian Baseball League season was the tenth year Australian Baseball League (ABL) season. The season was held from 21 November 2019 to 9 February 2020. The Melbourne Aces won their first title after defeating the Adelaide Giants in the postseason.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Teams
On 27 August 2019, the Adelaide franchise announced it changed its name from the Adelaide Bite to the Adelaide Giants. This was the name of the Adelaide franchise from 1989–1999 and is the first renaming of a team in the league's history.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Teams
The Tuatara also moved their team from the baseball-specific venue of McLeod Park to North Harbour Stadium, which was converted to a baseball field for the first time.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Regular season
The league retains a 10-round, 40 game schedule, with teams playing division rivals eight times and inter division teams four times. Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney grouped into the 'Northeast Division' with Adelaide, Geelong, Melbourne and Perth grouped into the 'Southwest Division'.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Regular season
Scheduled doubleheaders consist of a seven inning game followed by a nine inning game. The league uses the WBSC tiebreaker rule for all games going beyond the 9th inning, or extra innings beginning less than one hour to a curfew. In November, 2019 it was announced all games played at North Harbour Stadium would be reduced to seven innings to suit a local broadcast deal with Sky Sport.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Regular season
In round six, one of the games between the Bandits and Cavalry in Canberra was suspended due to poor air quality conditions following the severity of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, with the game completed the next day. The following round seven matchup between the Giants and Cavalry in Canberra was cancelled due to the same poor air quality, reducing their schedule to 36 games. The conditions were the main contributing factor to Cavalry player Gavin Cecchini returning home before the completion of the season.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Regular season
Each team's series roster consists of 22 eligible players in addition to four amateur underage development players.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason
The postseason continued to include the top five teams, with a single wild card game between the fourth and fifth seeds prior to two rounds of best-of-three finals series.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason
The top seed was awarded to the team with the best regular season record, with the other division winner awarded the second seed. The third and fourth seed were awarded to the two divisional runner ups with the fifth seed being given to the team with the next best season record.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason
The only change to the playoff structure from the previous season was the higher semi final was given home field advantage in games two and three (if required), with game one hosted by the lower seed.


2019–20 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason
Shane Robinson was named Championship Series MVP after batting 5/10 with three RBI and one home-run. He batted .412/.500/.647 across the postseason.


2019–20 Australian Figure Skating Championships
The 2019 Australian Figure Skating Championships were held from 30 November to 6 December at the O'Brien Icehouse in Melbourne, Victoria. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, ice dancing and synchronized skating at the senior, junior, advanced novice, intermediate novice, and basic novice level. The results were part of the selection criteria for events including the 2020 Four Continents Championships, 2020 World Junior Championships, and the 2020 World Championships.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, colloquially known as the Black Summer, was a period of unusually intense bushfires in many parts of Australia.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
In June 2019, the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service acting director warned of the potential for an early start to the bushfire season which normally starts in August. The warning was based on the Northern Australia bushfire seasonal outlook noting exceptional dry conditions and a lack of soil moisture, combined with early fires in central Queensland. Throughout the summer, hundreds of fires burnt, mainly in the southeast of the country. The major fires peaked during December–January.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
As of 9 March 2020, the fires burnt an estimated 18.6 million hectares (46 million acres; 186,000 square kilometres; 72,000 square miles), destroyed over 5,900 buildings (including 2,779 homes) and killed at least 34 people. It was claimed that three billion terrestrial vertebrates – the vast majority being reptiles – were affected and some endangered species were believed to be driven to extinction. At its peak, air quality dropped to hazardous levels in all southern and eastern states.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
The cost of dealing with the bushfires is expected to exceed the A$4.4 billion of the 2009 Black Saturday fires, and tourism sector revenues fell by more than A$1 billion. However, economists estimated that the Australian bushfires may cost over A$103 billion in property damage and economic losses, making the bushfires Australia's costliest natural disaster to date. Nearly 80 percent of Australians were affected either directly or indirectly by the bushfires. By 7 January 2020, the smoke had moved approximately 11,000 kilometres (6,800 mi) across the South Pacific Ocean to Chile and Argentina. As of 2 January 2020, NASA estimated that 306 million tonnes (337 million short tons) of CO2 had been emitted.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
From September 2019 to March 2020, fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales. In eastern and north-eastern Victoria large areas of forest burnt out of control for four weeks before the fires emerged from the forests in late December. Multiple states of emergency were declared across New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. Reinforcements from all over Australia were called in to assist fighting the fires and relieve exhausted local crews in New South Wales. The Australian Defence Force was mobilised to provide air support to the firefighting effort and to provide manpower and logistical support. Firefighters, supplies and equipment from Canada, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States, among others, helped fight the fires, especially in New South Wales.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
During the ensuing crisis, an air tanker and two helicopters crashed during firefighting operations, the air tanker crash resulting in the deaths of the three crew. Two fire trucks were caught in fatal incidents caused directly by fire conditions, killing three fire fighters.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
By 4 March 2020, all fires in New South Wales had been extinguished completely (to the point where there were no fires in the state for the first time since July 2019), and the Victoria fires had all been contained. The last fire of the season occurred in Lake Clifton, Western Australia, in early May.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season
There has been considerable debate regarding the underlying cause of the intensity and scale of the fires, including the role of fire management practices and climate change, which during the peak of the crisis attracted significant international attention, despite previous Australian fires burning much larger areas (1974–75) or killing more people (2008–09). Politicians visiting fire impacted areas received mixed responses, in particular Prime Minister Scott Morrison. An estimated A$500 million was donated by the public at large, international organisations, public figures and celebrities for victim relief and wildlife recovery. Convoys of donated food, clothing and livestock feed were sent to affected areas.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
Starting from September 2019, fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales, such as the North Coast, Mid North Coast, the Hunter Region, the Hawkesbury and the Wollondilly in Sydney's far west, the Blue Mountains, Illawarra and the South Coast, Riverina and Snowy Mountains with more than 100 fires burnt across the state. In eastern and north-eastern Victoria, large areas of forest burnt out of control for four weeks before the fires emerged from the forests in late December, taking lives, threatening many towns and isolating Corryong and Mallacoota. A state of disaster was declared for East Gippsland. Significant fires occurred in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island in South Australia and parts of the ACT. Moderately affected areas were south-eastern Queensland and areas of south-western Western Australia, with a few areas in Tasmania being mildly impacted.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
On 12 November 2019, catastrophic fire danger was declared in the Greater Sydney region for the first time since the introduction of this level in 2009 and a total fire ban was in place for seven regions of New South Wales, including Greater Sydney. The Illawarra and Greater Hunter areas also experienced catastrophic fire dangers, and so did other parts of the state, including the already fire ravaged parts of northern New South Wales. The political ramifications of the fire season have been significant. A decision by the New South Wales Government to cut funding to fire services based on budget estimates, as well as a holiday taken by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, during a period in which two volunteer firefighters died, and his perceived apathy towards the situation, resulted in controversy.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
As of 14 January 2020, 18.626 million hectares (46.03 million acres) was burnt or is burning across all Australian states and territories. Ecologists from The University of Sydney estimated 480 million mammals, birds, and reptiles were lost since September with concerns that entire species of plants and animals may have been wiped out by bushfire, later expanded to more than a billion.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
In February 2020 it was reported that researchers from Charles Sturt University found that the deaths of nine smoky mice were from "severe lung disease" caused by smoke haze that contained PM2.5 particles coming from bushfires 50 kilometres away.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
By the time the fires had been extinguished there, they destroyed 2,448 homes, as well as 284 facilities and more than 5,000 outbuildings in New South Wales alone. Twenty-six people were confirmed to have been killed in New South Wales since October. The last fatality reported was on 23 January 2020 following the death of a man near Moruya.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
In New South Wales, the fires burnt through more land than any other blazes in the past 25 years, in addition to being the state's worst bushfire season on record. NSW also experienced the longest continuously burning bushfire complex in Australia's history, having burnt more than 4 million hectares (9,900,000 acres), with 70-metre-high (230 ft) flames being reported. In comparison, the 2018 California wildfires consumed 800,000 hectares (2,000,000 acres) and the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires burnt 900,000 hectares (2,200,000 acres) of land.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
Whereas these bushfires are regarded by the NSW Rural Fire Service as the worst bushfire season in memory for that state, the 1974–75 bushfires were nationally much larger consuming 117 million hectares (290 million acres; 1,170,000 square kilometres; 450,000 square miles). However, due to their lower intensity and remote location, the 1974 fires caused around A$5 million (approximately A$36.5 million in 2020) in damages. In December 2019 the New South Wales Government declared a state of emergency after record-breaking temperatures and prolonged drought exacerbated the bushfires.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
Due to safety concerns and significant public pressure, New Year's Eve fireworks displays were cancelled across New South Wales including highly popular events at Campbelltown, Liverpool, Parramatta, and across Sydney's Northern Beaches, and as well in the nation's capital of Canberra. As temperatures reached 49 °C (120 °F), the New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian called a fresh seven-day state of emergency with effect from 9 am on 3 January 2020.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
On 23 January 2020, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules air tanker (N134CG) crashed at Peak View near Cooma while waterbombing a blaze. The aircraft was destroyed, resulting in the death of the three American crew members on board. It was one of eleven large air tankers brought to Australia for the fire season from Canada and US. Reaching the crash site proved difficult due to the active bushfires in the area. The crash was located in dense bushland, and spanned approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). An investigation was begun by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to determine the cause of the accident.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
A preliminary ATSB report was released on 28 February. One fact determined was that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was faulty and " … had not recorded any audio from the accident flight." As of December 2020 the investigation had not been completed.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
On 31 January 2020, the Australian Capital Territory declared a state of emergency in areas around Canberra as several bushfires threatened the city, having burnt 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Overview
On 7 February 2020, it was reported that torrential rain across most of south-east Australia had extinguished a third of extant fires; with only a small number of uncontrolled fires remaining by 10 February.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
Recent projections of fire weather (Lucas, et al., 2007) suggest that fire seasons will start earlier, end slightly later, and generally be more intense. This effect increases over time, but should be directly observable by 2020.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
To describe emerging fire trends the study by Lucas and others defined two new fire weather categories, "very extreme" and "catastrophic".


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
The analysis by the Bushfire CRC, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research found that the number of "very high" fire danger days generally increases 2–13% by 2020 for the low scenarios (global increase by 0.4 °C (0.72 °F)) and 10–30% for the high scenarios (global increase by 1.0 °C (1.8 °F)). The number of "extreme" fire danger days generally increases 5–25% by 2020 for the low scenarios and 15–65% for the high scenarios.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
In April 2019 a group of former Australian fire services chiefs, Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, warned that Australia was not prepared for the upcoming fire season. They called on the next prime minister to meet the former emergency service leaders "who will outline, unconstrained by their former employers, how climate change risks are rapidly escalating".


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
Greg Mullins, the second-longest serving fire and rescue commissioner in New South Wales and now a councillor with the Climate Council, said he thought the coming summer was going to be "the worst I have ever seen" for fire crews, and renewed his calls for the government to take urgent action to address climate change and stop Australia's rising emissions.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Fire potential
In August 2019 the federally funded Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC published a seasonal outlook report which advised of "above normal fire potential" for southern and southeast Queensland, the east coast areas of New South Wales and Victoria, for parts of Western Australia and South Australia. In December 2019, the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC updated their advice of "above normal fire potential".


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales
The NSW statutory Bush Fire Danger Period normally begins on 1 October and continues through until 31 March. In 2019–20, the fire season started early with drought affecting 95 percent of the state and persistent dry and warm conditions across the state. Twelve local government areas started the Bush Fire Danger Period two months early, on 1 August 2019, and nine more started on 17 August 2019.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales
In the week preceding 10 February 2020, a wide band of heavy rain swept through most of coastal New South Wales, extinguishing a significant number of fires; it left 33 active fires, of which five were uncontrolled, all located in the Bega Valley and Snowy Mountains regions. Between July 2019 and 13 February 2020, the NSW Rural Fire Service reported that 11,264 bush or grass fires burnt 5.4 million hectares (13 million acres), destroyed 2,439 homes, and approximately 24 megalitres (5.3 million imperial gallons; 6.3 million US gallons) of fire retardant was used.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, North Coast
On 6 September 2019, the northern parts of the state experienced extreme fire dangers. Fires included the Long Gully Road fire near Drake which burnt until the end of October, killing two people and destroying 43 homes; the Mount McKenzie Road fire which burnt across the southern outskirts of Tenterfield, and severely injured one person, destroyed one home and badly damaged four homes; and the Bees Nest fire near Ebor which burnt until 12 November and destroyed seven homes.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, North Coast
Smaller fires in the area include the Myall Creek Road fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
In the Port Macquarie-Hastings area, the first fire was reported at Lindfield Park on 18 July 2019, burning in dry peat swamp and threatened homes at Sovereign Hills and crossed the Pacific Highway at Sancrox. On 12 February 2020, the fire was declared extinguished after 210 days, having burnt 858 hectares (2,120 acres), of which approximately 400 hectares (990 acres) was underground; near the Port Macquarie Airport.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
The peat fire was extinguished after 65 megalitres (14 million imperial gallons; 17 million US gallons) of reclaimed water were pumped into adjacent wetlands; followed by 260 millimetres (10 in) of rain over five days. In the Port Macquarie suburb of Crestwood a fire started on 26 October from a dry electrical storm. Water bombers were delayed the following day in attempts to bring the fire burning in swampland to the south west of Port Macquarie under control.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
A back burn on 28 October got away from New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) volunteers after a sudden wind change pushing the fire south towards Lake Cathie and west over Lake Innes. Port Macquarie and surrounding areas were blanketed in thick smoke on 29 October with ongoing fire activity over the following week caused the sky to have an orange glow. A fire burnt in wilderness areas on the Carrai Plateau west of Kempsey.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
This fire joined up with the Stockyard Creek fire and together with the Coombes Gap fire and swept east towards Willawarrin, Temagog, Birdwood, Yarras, Bellangary, Kindee and Upper Rollands Plains. Land around Nowendoc and Yarrowich was also burnt. As of 6 December 2019, this fire burnt more than 12,000 hectares (29,653 acres), destroying numerous homes and claiming the lives of three people.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
North-west of Harrington near the Cattai Wetlands a fire started on 28 October, this fire threatened the towns of Harrington, Crowdy Head and Johns River as it burnt north towards Dunbogan. This fire claimed one life at Johns River, where it also destroyed homes, and burnt more than 12,000 hectares (29,653 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
At Hillville, a fire grew large due to hot and windy conditions, resulting in disorder in the nearby town of Taree, to the north. Buses were called in early to take students home before the fire threat became too dangerous. On 9 November 2019, the fire reached Old Bar and Wallabi Point, threatening many properties. The following two days saw the fire reach Tinonee and Taree South, threatening the Taree Service Centre. Water bombers dropped water on the facility to protect it. The fire briefly turned in the direction of Nabiac before wind pushed it towards Failford. Other communities affected included Rainbow Flat, Khappinghat, Kooringhat and Purfleet. A spot fire jumped into Ericsson Lane, threatening businesses. It ultimately burnt 31,268 hectares (77,260 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
At Dingo Tops National Park a small fire that started in the vicinity of Rumba Dump Fire Trail burned down the ranges and impacted the small communities of Caparra and Bobin. Fanned by near catastrophic conditions, the fire grew considerably on 8 November 2019 and consumed nearly everything in its path. The small community of Caparra lost fourteen homes in a few hours as the bushfire continued towards the small village of Bobin, where numerous homes and the Bobin Public School were destroyed in the fire. Fourteen homes were lost on one street in Bobin. The NSWRFS sent out alerts to people in Killabakh, Upper Lansdowne, Kippaxs, Elands, and Marlee to monitor conditions.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
2019 Rally Australia, planned to be the final round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, was a motor racing event scheduled to be held in Coffs Harbour across 14–17 November. A week before the rally was due to begin, the bushfire began to affect the region surrounding Coffs Harbour, with event organisers shortening the event in response to the deteriorating conditions. With the situation worsening, repeated calls from competitors (most of which were European-based) to cancel the event prevailed with the event cancelled on 12 November.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Mid North Coast
In late December 2019, fires started on both sides of the Pacific Highway around the Coopernook region. They burnt 278 hectares (687 acres) before they were brought under control.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Hunter
In the Hunter region, the Kerry Ridge fire burnt in the Wollemi National Park, Nullo Mountain, Coricudgy and Putty state forests in the Mid-Western Region, Muswellbrook and Singleton local government areas. The fire was extinguished on 10 February 2020, having burnt approximately 191,000 hectares (471,971 acres) over 79 days.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
A large fire that was ignited in November at Gospers Mountain in the Wollemi National Park initially burnt over 496,976 ha (1,228,050 acres) and threatened homes in the Hawkesbury and Lithgow areas. The fire was projected to burn towards the Central Coast and potentially threaten properties in Wisemans Ferry and other townships. In an attempt to protect the Blue Mountains from the Gospers Mountain bushfire, firefighters commenced a large backburn on 14 December in the Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine areas.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
Due to heavy fuel loads and erratic weather conditions, the backburn quickly grew out of control, threatening houses in Mount Wilson and Mount Irvine. The fire eventually jumped Mount Irvine Road and on 15 December, under deteriorating conditions, the fire impacted Mount Tomah, Berambing and Bilpin. The fire destroyed numerous houses and buildings in this area, and then jumped the Bells Line of Road into the Grose Valley.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
On 19 December 2019 the Gospers Mountain fire impacted on the Darling Causeway between Mount Victoria and Bell, it later jumped the Darling Causeway and impacted the Grose Valley and the fire would be split into two fires: Grose Valley fire and Gospers Mountain fire. On 21 December, a catastrophic day, the Grose Valley fire impacted Mount Victoria, Blackheath, Bell, Clarence, Dargan and Bilpin with resultant destruction of dozens of homes. On the same days both the Gospers Mountain fire and the Grose Valley fire moved towards Kurrajong. Back burning operations were put in place to save Kurrajong and surrounds and to save all Blue Mountains towns from Katoomba to Winmalee.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
By 15 December 2019, the Gospers Mountain fire had grown to 350,000 hectares (860,000 acres), making it the biggest forest fire in Australian history. As of 27 December, the Gospers Mountain fire had burnt over 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres); and, after burning approximately 512,000 hectares (1,270,000 acres) across the Lithgow, Hawkesbury and Central Coast local government areas, the NSW Rural Fire Service reported the fire as contained on 12 January 2020, stating that the fire was caused by a lightning strike on 26 October. On 10 February 2020, NSW Rural Fire Service announced a torrential rain event over the preceding week had extinguished the Gospers Mountain fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
Smaller fires in the area include the Erskine Creek fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
The Gospers Mountain fire was the largest forest fire ever recorded in Australia, burning more than 500,000 hectares. 81% of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area burned.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
On 12 November 2019, under Sydney's first ever catastrophic fire conditions, a fire broke out in the Lane Cove National Park south of Turramurra. Under strong winds and extreme heat the fire spread rapidly, growing out of control and impacting the suburban interface across South Turramurra. One house caught alight in Lyon Avenue, but was saved by quick responding firefighters. As further crews arrived and worked to protect properties, a C-130 Air Tanker made several fire retardant drops directly over firefighters and houses, saving the rest of the suburb. The fire was ultimately brought under control several hours later, with one firefighter injured suffering a broken arm.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
Because of the bushfires occurring in the surrounding regions, the Sydney metropolitan area suffered from dangerous smoky haze for several days throughout December, with the air quality being eleven times the hazardous level in some days, making it even worse than New Delhi's, where it was also compared to "smoking 32 cigarettes" by Associate Professor Brian Oliver, a respiratory diseases scientist at the University of Technology Sydney.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
On 10 December 2019 the fire impacted the south-western Sydney suburbs of Nattai and Oakdale, followed by Orangeville and Werombi, threatening hundreds of houses and resulting in the destruction of one building. The fire continued to flare up sporadically, coming out of the dense bush and threatening properties in Oakdale and Buxton on 14 and 15 December. The fire moved south-east towards the populated areas of the Southern Highlands and impacted the townships of Balmoral, Buxton, Bargo, Couridjah and Tahmoor in far south-western Sydney.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
Substantial property losses occurred across these areas, in particular multiple fire trucks were overrun by fire, with several firefighters taken to hospital and two airlifted in critical condition. Later that night, two firefighters were killed when a tree fell onto the road and their tanker rolled, injuring three other crew members. The situation deteriorated on 21 December when the fire changed direction and attacked Balmoral and Buxton once more from the opposite side, with major property losses in both areas. On New Year's Eve there were fears of this fire impacting the towns of Mittagong, Braemar, and surrounding areas.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
On 31 December 2019, a grass fire broke out in the sloped woodlands of Prospect Hill, in Western Sydney, where it headed north towards Pemulwuy along the Prospect Highway. The fire impacted a large industrial area and threatened numerous properties before being brought under control by 9:30 pm. Approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) and a number of historic Monterey pine trees were burnt.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
The Sydney City fireworks display was allowed to continue with a special exemption from fire authorities, despite protests. Despite warnings from authorities, numerous fires were sparked across Sydney as a result of illegal fireworks, including a blaze which threatened properties at Cecil Hills in Sydney's south west.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
On 4 January 2020, Sydney's western suburb Penrith recorded its hottest day on record at 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) making it the hottest place on Earth at the time.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Sydney
On 5 January 2020, a fire broke out in bushland at Voyager Point in Sydney's south-west, spreading rapidly under a strong southerly wind and impacting numerous houses in Voyager Point and Hammondville. As the fire moved north, authorities closed the M5 Motorway due to smoke conditions and prepared for the fire to impact the New Brighton housing estate. Firefighters on the ground assisted by numerous waterbombing aircraft held the fire south of the motorway and prevented any property losses, containing the fire to 60 hectares (150 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Southern Highlands
In late October 2019, a number of fires started in remote bushland near Lake Burragorang in the Kanangra-Boyd National Park south-west of Sydney. Due to the extreme isolation of the area and rugged inaccessible terrain, firefighters struggled to contain the fires as they began to spread through the dense bushland. These multiple fires ultimately all merged to become the Green Wattle Creek fire. The fire continued to grow in size and intensity, burning towards the township of Yerranderie. Firefighters undertook backburning around the town whilst helicopters and fixed wing aircraft worked to control the spread of the fire. The fire passed Yerranderie but continued to burn through the national park towards south-western Sydney. On 5 December under severe weather conditions, the fire jumped the Lake Burragorang and began burning towards populated areas within the Wollondilly area.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Southern Highlands
On 19 December 2019, the fire continued east towards the Hume Highway (resulting in its closure for several hours), impacting the township of Yanderra. Over the following days as the fire continued to progress to the south east, both Yerrinbool and Hill Top were threatened by the fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Southern Highlands
As well as expanding to the south and east, the fire also spread in a westerly direction, headed towards Oberon. The Oberon Correctional Centre was evacuated in anticipation of the advancing fire impact along its western flank. On 2 January, the fire hit the popular and historic Jenolan Caves area, destroying multiple buildings including the local fire station. The centrepiece of the precinct, Jenolan Caves House, was saved. On 10 February 2020, NSW Rural Fire Service announced a torrential rain event over the preceding week had extinguished the Green Wattle Creek fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
On 30 December 2019 weather conditions drastically deteriorated across the south-eastern areas of the state, with major fires breaking out and escalating in the Dampier State Forest, Deua River Valley, Badja, Bemboka, Wyndham, Talmalolma and Ellerslie, hampering firefighters already stretched by the Currowan, Palerang and Clyde Mountain fires.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
As temperatures were forecast to reach 41 °C (106 °F) on the South Coast, Premier Berejiklian declared a seven-day state of emergency on 2 January 2020 with effect from 9 am on the following day, including an unprecedented 14,000-square-kilometre (5,400 sq mi) "tourist leave zone" from Nowra to the edge of Victoria's northern border.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
A blaze on the South Coast started off at Currowan and travelled up to the coastline after jumping across the Princes Highway, threatening properties around Termeil. Residents in Bawley Point, Kioloa, Depot Beach, Pebbly Beach, Durras North and Pretty Beach were told to either evacuate to Batemans Bay or Ulladulla or stay to protect their property. One home was lost. As of 2 January 2020, the Currowan fire was burning between Batemans Bay in the south, Nowra in the north, and east of Braidwood in the west.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
The fire had burnt more than 258,000 hectares (640,000 acres) and was out of control. The Currowan fire had merged with the Tianjara fire in the Morton National Park to the south west of Nowra; and the Charleys Forest fire had grown along the fire's western flank; and on the fire's southern flank, the fire had merged with the Clyde Mountain fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
By 26 December 2019, the Clyde Mountain fire was burning on the southern side of the Kings Highway, into the Buckenbowra and Runnyford areas. Around 4 am on 31 December, the fire had crossed the Princes Highway near Mogo, and the highway was closed between Batemans Bay and Moruya. Around 7 am on 31 December, the fire impacted the southern side of Batemans Bay, causing the loss of around ten businesses and damage to many others.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
The fire also crossed the Princes Highway in the vicinity of Round Hill and impacted the residential suburbs of Catalina, as well as beach suburbs from Sunshine Bay to Broulee. Residents and holiday makers were forced to flee to the beaches. On 23 January this fire escalated back to emergency level as the blaze roared towards the coastal town of Moruya, a town largely unaffected by bushfires in recent weeks.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
At nearby Conjola Park, numerous homes were lost as the embers jumped across Conjola Lake, landing in gutters and lighting up houses. On one street there were only four houses still standing. As of 2 January 2020, at least two people died and a woman was missing. Isolated hamlets of Bendalong and Manyana and Cunjurong Point were additionally ablaze, with holiday-makers evacuated on 3 January 2020. As of 6 January 2020, all are still without power.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
As of 5 January 2020, in the Bega Valley Shire, the Border fire that started in north-eastern Victoria was burning north into New South Wales towards the major town of Eden, and had impacted the settlements of Wonboyn and surrounding areas including Kiah, Lower Towamba and parts of Boydtown. Part of the fire was burning in inaccessible country and continued to head in a north-westerly direction towards Bombala as well as northerly to just south of Nethercote. The fire had burnt more than 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) and was out of control.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
On 2 February 2020 in the Bega Valley, the 177,000-hectare (437,377-acre) Border fire pushed north, while three other bushfires in the south-west had merged into one. Kristy McBain, the Bega Valley shire council mayor, said more than 400 properties and homes had been lost after 34 days of fire activity in the area.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, South Coast
On 9 February 2020, NSW Rural Fire Service announced a torrential rain event over the preceding week had extinguished both the Morton and Currowan fires, with the latter having burnt 499,621 hectares (1,234,590 acres) over 74 days and destroying 312 homes.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Riverina
On 30 December 2019, the Green Valley fire burning east of Albury near Talmalmo (which had started the day prior) developed into an unprecedented fire event for the Snowy Valleys as a result of extreme local conditions. The smoke plume rose to an estimated 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) and developed a pyro-cumulonimbus cloud, becoming a firestorm. The result was extreme, the wind was described by crews on the ground as in excess of 100 km/h (62 mph), with spot fires starting over 5 km (3.1 mi) ahead of the main fire front.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Riverina
Firefighters described what they believed to be a tornado generated by the fire storm, which began flattening trees and flipped a small fire vehicle. The tornado then impacted a crew of firefighters working to protect a property, flipping their tanker over and trapping the crew inside, who were then overrun by fire. One firefighter was killed with multiple others injured, with one airlifted to Melbourne and two to Sydney.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains
The Dunns Road fire was believed to have been started by a lightning strike on 28 December in a private pine plantation near Adelong. In the Snowy Valleys local government area, by 2 January 2020 the Dunns Road fire had burnt south of the Snowy Mountains Highway in the Ellerslie Range near Kunama. Over 130,000 hectares (320,000 acres) was burnt and the fire was out of control. The NSWRFS issued an evacuation order to residents in the Batlow and Wondalga areas. Residents and visitors to the Kosciuszko National Park were evacuated and the national park was closed. 155 inmates from the Mannus Correctional Centre near Tumbarumba were evacuated.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains
On 3 January 2020, the Dunns Road fire burnt from Batlow into Kosciuszko National Park, burning much of the northern part of the park. The fire caused significant damage, severely damaging the Selwyn Snow Resort, destroying structures in the town of Cabramurra and almost completely destroying the heritage-listed precinct (and birthplace of skiing in Australia) of Kiandra. Kiandra's historic former courthouse was left with only its walls standing after a fire so hot that the glass and aluminium in the windows melted.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains
A number of high country huts, including Wolgal Hut and Pattinsons Hut near Kiandra, were also feared to have been destroyed. By 11 January three fires had merged – the Dunns Road fire, the East Ournie Creek, and the Riverina's Green Valley fire – and had created a 600,000-hectare (1,482,632-acre) "mega-fire", burning south of the Snowy Mountains.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains
On 23 January 2020, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules large air tanker crashed near Cooma while waterbombing a blaze, resulting in the death of the three American crew members on board.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, New South Wales, Snowy Mountains
On 1 February 2020, emergency warnings were issued for the Orroral fire and the Clear Range fire threatening Bredbo north of Cooma.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 21 November 2019, lightning strikes ignited a series of fires in East Gippsland, initially endangering the communities of Buchan, Buchan South and Sunny Point. On 20 December, the Marthavale-Barmouth Spur expanded, greatly endangering the community of Tambo Crossing.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
The first day of two-day cricket tour match between a Victoria XI and New Zealand in Melbourne was cancelled due to extreme heat conditions.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 30 December 2019, there were three active fires in East Gippsland with a combined area of more than 130,000 hectares (320,000 acres), and another in the north-east of the state near Walwa heading south-east towards Cudgewa. An evacuation warning was issued for the East Gippsland town of Goongerah, which is surrounded by high-value old growth forests, as well as Cudgewa. On the same day, a fire broke out in the Plenty Gorge Parklands, situated in Melbourne's northern suburbs between Bundoora, Mill Park, South Morang, Greensborough and Plenty.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
Fires reached the town of Mallacoota by around 8 am AEDT on 31 December 2019. At 11 am AEDT 31 December, fires had begun to approach the vacation town of Lakes Entrance. Despite the recommendation that large portions of East Gippsland be evacuated, approximately 30,000 holiday makers chose to remain in the region. Approximately 4,000 people, including 3,000 tourists, remained in Mallacoota as the fire began making its closest approach to the town, cutting off roads in the process; Mallacoota had not been issued with an evacuation warning on 29 December. On 3 January, approximately 1,160 people from Mallacoota were evacuated on naval vessels HMAS Choules and MV Sycamore.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 2 January 2020 at 11 pm AEDT, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews declared a state of disaster under the provisions of the Victorian Emergency Management Act for the shires of East Gippsland, Mansfield, Wellington, Wangaratta, Towong, and Alpine, and the alpine resorts of Mount Buller, Mount Hotham, and Mount Stirling. Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp stated that 780,000 hectares (1,900,000 acres) had burnt including 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) near Corryong in the state's north-east and that fifty fires were burning. On 3 January, Andrews said two people were confirmed dead from the East Gippsland fires.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 6 January 2020, Andrews said that bushfires had burnt through 1.2 million hectares (3 million acres) in Victoria's east and north-east and that 200 homes were confirmed lost.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 13 January 2020, two bushfires were burning at emergency level in Victoria despite milder conditions, one about 8 km east of Abbeyard and the other in East Gippsland affecting Tamboon, Tamboon South and Furnel.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 23 January 2020, there were still 12 fires burning in Victoria, the strongest in East Gippsland and the north-east. The Buldah fire in East Gippsland was at watch and act level and the rest were on advice level. Most of the 44 fires sparked by dry lighting were quickly dealt with by firefighters. Heavy rain in the Melbourne region brought little relief to bushfire-affected regions. Andrews said that the rains could bring new dangers for firefighters, including landslides.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 30 and 31 January 2020, very hot weather occurred in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia that brought high fire danger with several uncontrolled bushfires still burning. An Emergency Warning was issued for Bendoc, Bendoc Upper, and Bendoc North on 30 January.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
On 20 February 2020, the huge East Gippsland bushfire that had burned for three months was declared "contained" by Bairnsdale incident controller Brett Mitchell. Recent rainfall also contributed to the Omeo, Anglers Rest, Cobungra, Bindi, Hotham Heights, Glen Valley, Benambra, Swifts Creek, Omeo, Ensay, Tongio, the Blue Rag Range, Dargo and Tabberabbera bushfires all being contained. The Snowy complex fire in the far east was the single major remaining fire still burning in Victoria.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Victoria
All significant fires in Victoria, including the Snowy Complex fire, were declared contained on 27 February 2020.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 7 September 2019 multiple out of control blazes threatened townships across south-eastern and northern Queensland, destroying eleven houses in Beechmont, seven houses in Stanthorpe, and one house at Mareeba. On the following day the heritage-listed lodge and cabins at the iconic Australian nature-based Binna Burra Lodge were destroyed in the bushfire that consumed residential houses in Beechmont the previous day.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
A large fire impacted the Peregian Beach area on 9 September, on the Sunshine Coast, severely damaging ten houses. In December 2019 Peregian Springs and the surrounding areas came under threat by bushfires for the second time in a couple of months. No homes were confirmed lost in this bushfire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
Due to deteriorating fire conditions and fires threatening homes across the state, on 9 November a State of Fire Emergency was declared across 42 local government areas across southern, central, northern and far-northern Queensland. 14 homes were destroyed in the Yeppoon area during mid November 2019.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 27 October a fire started in inaccessible Defence land at the Canungra Military Area. Firefighters attempted to contain the fire with extensive water bombing until weather conditions improved. On 8 November, the fire broke through the containment line and impacted 30 houses in Lower Beechmont, resulting in the evacuation of the village. All houses were saved, though a shed and several outbuildings were lost.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 11 November a fire started in the Ravensbourne area near Toowoomba, which burnt through over 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) of bush across several days, destroying six houses. At 8 am the air quality in Brisbane reached unprecedentedly poor levels (Woolloongabba PM2.5 238.8 μg/m3). Queensland's chief health officer, Dr Jeannette Young, urged residents to stay indoors and to not physically exert themselves.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 13 November a water bombing helicopter crashed while fighting the blazes threatening the small community of Pechey. While the Bell 214 helicopter was completely destroyed, the pilot walked away with minor injuries.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 23 November the state of fire emergency was revoked and extended fire bans were put in place in local government areas that were previously affected under this declaration.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 6 December a house fire broke out in Bundamba and quickly spread to nearby bushland and was placed under a watch and act alert by the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services that afternoon. The following day, after worsening conditions, the fire was upgraded to an emergency warning and began to threaten homes in the local community. The fire destroyed a shipping container filled with fireworks, and residents within the 3-square-kilometre (1.2 sq mi) exclusion zone were ordered to evacuate. One home was destroyed.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Queensland
On 8 November a bushfire broke out in forestry to the west of the township of Jimna, causing Queensland Fire and Emergency services to issue a "watch and act" alert. The fire caused the evacuation of the entire town.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
On 11 November 2019 an emergency bushfire warning was issued for Port Lincoln in the Eyre Peninsula, with an uncontrolled fire traveling towards the town. The South Australian Country Fire Service ordered ten water bombers to the area to assist 26 ground crews at the scene. SA Power Networks disconnected power to the town.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
A large fire broke out on Yorke Peninsula on 20 November 2019 and threatened the towns of Yorketown and Edithburgh. It destroyed at least eleven homes and burnt approximately 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres). The fire was believed to have started from a sparking electrical transformer. A Boeing 737 water-bombing aircraft from New South Wales in addition to South Australian Air Tractor AT-802s were used to protect the town of Edithburgh.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
On 20 December fires took hold in the Adelaide Hills, and near Cudlee Creek in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Initial south-easterly winds put the towns of Lobethal and Lenswood in the line of the fire, and by the next morning the winds had changed to north-north-west, threatening other towns. The fires killed one person, more than 70 houses were destroyed, as well as over 400 outbuildings and 200 cars. Yearly Christmas celebrations at Lobethal were cancelled.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
Country Fire Service volunteers from around the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges areas responded to the unfolding incident; this resulted in a number of fire trucks being overrun by the fast moving fire. One of the trucks involved was Seaford 34. The crews were attempting to prevent the fire from crossing Croft Rd at Cudlee Creek when a wind change pushed the fire front towards them. The crews took shelter in their truck until the fire front passed. The crews were taken back to Lobethal were they continued to assist community members whilst on foot with asset protection as the fire front moved through.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
Also on 20 December, an out-of-control bushfire took hold near Angle Vale, starting from the Northern Expressway and burning through Buchfelde and across the Gawler River. At 11:07 am ACDT the fire was burning under catastrophic weather conditions and an emergency warning was issued for Hillier, Munno Para Downs, Kudla, Munno Para West and Angle Vale. One house was destroyed.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
Another emergency warning was issued on 3 January for a fire near Kersbrook. At its largest extent, the warning area overlapped with areas that a few days earlier had been in warnings for the Cudlee Creek fire. Water bombers delivered 21 loads in just over an hour before darkness fell, and 150 firefighters on 25 trucks plus bulk water carriers and earthmoving equipment limited the advance of the fire to 18 hectares (44 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
On Kangaroo Island starting in the Flinders Chase National Park, the Ravine bushfire burnt in excess of 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) and a bushfire emergency warning was issued on 3 January 2020 as the fire advanced towards Vivonne Bay and the town of Parndana was evacuated. On 4 January it was confirmed at least two people died. As of 6 January 2020 approximately 170,000 hectares (420,000 acres), representing about a third of the island, had been burnt.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, South Australia
Fires remained burning out of control, with firefighters working to contain and control fires before potentially hot windy weather scheduled for later in the week. Following fire damage to a water treatment plant, residents were asked to conserve water and some water was carted into island towns. There were concerns for the future of threatened wildlife, such as glossy black cockatoos, Kangaroo Island dunnarts, and koalas. Authorities stated that any koalas taken to the mainland for treatment cannot return to the island in case they bring diseases back with them.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
Two bushfires burnt in Geraldton on 13 November, damaging homes and small structures.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
A fire broke out in Yanchep at 2:11 pm on 11 December, immediately triggering an emergency warning for Yanchep and Two Rocks. The fire led to a service station exploding. On 12 December, temperatures in excess of 40 °C (104 °F) exacerbated the fire, and the emergency warning area doubled including parts of Guilderton and Brenton Bay further north. On 13 December, increased temperature conditions resulted in the fire burning in excess of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres), with the fire front over 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) in length.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
As of 13 December 2019, the emergency warning area stretched from Yanchep north to Lancelin over 40 km (25 mi) away. By 16 December, the fire was considered contained and the alert downgraded to watch and act. Approximately 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) were burnt; only two buildings were damaged, both within the first day of the fire starting.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
In December fires in the region around Norseman blocked access to the Eyre Highway and the Nullarbor and caused the highways of the region to be blocked, so as to prevent any recurrence of the 2007 death of truck drivers on the Great Eastern Highway.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
Between 26 December 2019 and 1 January 2020, as a result of a lightning strike, a fire tore through 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres) of land in Stirling Range National Park in the southwest of the state, burning more than half of the park. The pyrocumulus cloud from the fires could be seen 80 km (50 mi) south in Albany. By New Year's Day 2020 a crew of 200 firefighters brought the fire back to advice level without any loss of life or major property damage (a park ranger hut and hiking tracks were destroyed).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
However, conservationists raised concerns for the potential loss of rare and unique flora and fauna that live in the park, which contains over 1500 such species within its boundaries, including a rare population of quokkas (one of few in mainland Western Australia). A local politician, firefighters, farmers and tourism operators called on Western Australian Emergency Minister Fran Logan to invest in local firefighting assets for the area to make sure the tourist destination was properly protected.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Western Australia
The last fire of Western Australian 2019–20 bushfire season started in Lake Clifton, within the Shire of Waroona, on 2 May and was extinguished on 3 May. The Lake Clifton area was severely damaged during the 2010–11 bushfire season.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Tasmania
In late October 2019, four bushfires were burning near Scamander, Elderslie, and Lachlan. Emergency warnings were issued at Lulworth, Bothwell, and Lachlan. A large fire near Swansea also burnt over 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres). Lighting strikes subsequently started multiple fires in Southwest Tasmania. On 20 December 2019, a fire was started in the north east, which spread to 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) and destroyed one home; a man was charged with starting the fire.


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Tasmania
Two fires continued to burn in January 2020. A fire in the Fingal Valley, in north-eastern Tasmania, started on 29 December, and a fire at Pelham, north of Hobart, started on 30 December. As of 16 January 2020 the Fingal fire had burnt over 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) and the Pelham fire over 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres).


2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Regions affected, Australian Capital Territory
In the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the national capital Canberra was blanketed by thick bushfire smoke on New Year's Day from bushfires burning nearby in New South Wales. That day the air quality in the capital was the worst of any city in the world, at around 23 times the threshold to be considered hazardous. Conditions continued the next day, and Australia Post stopped postal deliveries in the ACT to keep workers safe from smoke. The first death directly linked to the poor air quality was also recorded on 2 January.